Age limit: Applicants must be no more than 35 years of age at the end of the application period (30th August 2019).

Education: Applicants are primarily required to have completed basic studies in art. Applicants who are on the last leg of their studies and are already working in the profession, but have not yet graduated officially (for instance, one or both parts of their diploma work has been completed) are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Earlier grants: Young Artists’ Grant cannot be awarded twice to the same person.

Object of grant: The grant can be awarded as a working grant, a project grant, or for the purchase of equipment, for instance. The grant can also be awarded for further art studies in Finland or abroad.